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A History of the County of Hertford
… repaired or rebuilt by a recluse named Roger. 2 Still, the house apparently arose in Geoffrey's time, 3 and as very … religion than all the rest. A glimpse of the state of the house twenty years later is afforded by the injunctions … suggest precautionary measures rather than indicate great lack of discipline. The orders given by Abbot Thomas 20 …
A History of the County of Hertford
… there should never be more than thirteen nuns in the house. The priory, to which a pension of 5 marks out of … of Lincoln on 17 March 1336-7 appointed as master of the house a priest called Roger de Croule, of whose prudence and … of the place had evidently been efficient, since the house was in good repair. Agnes Croke, the prioress, received …
A History of the County of Hertford
… new priory very dependent on St. Albans. Warin gave to the house 5 the site, church and buildings on both sides of the … of assart in Eastbrook Wood 10 and in 1215 received the house and sisters into his protection. 11 A papal mandate of … of herrings and sprats from London, and cleaning the great kitchen and guest-chamber, and making trestles and …
A History of the County of Bedford
… St. Helen. 4 From the thirteenth century at any rate the house was reckoned as a royal foundation, and the patronage … show for the first time what was then and afterwards the great snare into which this house fell. The story of Abbess … And the depreciation of the value of property after the great pestilence made the poorer houses sometimes thankful to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… When we notice that 18 January and 24 June were the two great festivals of Godstow, 5 it seems likely that the former … of the abbey by the grant of Bernard of St. Walery, the house of St. Walery having succeeded to the property of John … all of these having been appropriated before 1220. 11 Great Tew was acquired in 1309 and appropriated then. 12 …
A History of the County of Kent
… at the canonical hours in choir and chapter without great affliction. 21 Cecily appears to have recovered, for … of West Mailing, Ewell, East Mailing, Parrock, Leyton, and Great Cornard and the rectories of West Mailing, East Mailing, and Great Cornard were granted on 28 April, 1540, to the …
A History of the County of Kent
… 13. THE ABBEY OF MINSTER IN THANET The story of this house is told by William Thorne 1 and Thomas de Elmham, 2 the …
A History of the County of Cumberland
… to give the nuns the 2 acres of land upon which the house was built, and in addition the 3 carucates of land and … charter that Rufus had granted to the nuns, within their house and their lands adjoining, all the liberties which he … in the Armathwaite charter must have been considered of great consequence at this period, for it is quoted in Letters …
A History of the County of Cumberland
… and possessions, as a help to the sustentation of the house. The duke also gave to the prioress and nuns the … of Seton. On 18 October, 1459, Thomas York, abbot of that house, leased all the lands the abbey possessed between Esk … one foot and let me gett in the other as I can. And upon a great holiday, the king looking out at some sports, Askew got …